Benjamin Bagby / Beowulf


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"Presented here is the 98 minute video (with English subtitles) of a performance of lines 1-1062 of Beowulf, narrated and sung in Old English by Benjamin Bagby of Sequentia accompanying himself on Anglo-Saxon harp. There is also a bonus item of a short interview with the artist."






Toda la información en bagbybeowulf.com, de donde está extraída esta cita promocional:



Benjamin Bagby’s legendary performance of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf (part I) recorded live in Helsingborg, Sweden (January, 2006)
“...a vivid demonstration of what has been lost in the process of becoming modern... Bagby, using a brilliant array of dramatic and rhetorical techniques, made it a dazzling experience. His performances should be recorded and made required listening...” — The Washington Post

In this remarkable one-man tour de force, Bagby, accompanying himself on an Anglo-Saxon harp, delivers this gripping tale — in the original Old English — as it could have been experienced more than 1000 years ago. This is a performance which will speak to many: lovers of Beowulf and oral epic, early music enthusiasts, Tolkien fans, medievalists, and anyone searching for virtuoso storytelling, great theater, or a glimpse into the fascinating beginnings of the English language.







El contenido argumental aproximado es como sigue:

Early History of the Danes
Hrothgar Becomes King of the Danes
Grendel Attacks
Beowulf Hears of Grendel
Beowulf Comes to Herot

Los títulos están sacados de una traducción al inglés moderno de entre las numerosas que hay disponibles en la red
(http://www.lone-star.net/literature/beowulf/).
El hilo argumental es el mismo de los subtítulos del DVD, obviamente, pero las palabras no.


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